Category Archives: Homeschool Tools

Making Colored Noodles
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Making Colored Noodles

We spent this afternoon mixing and shaking! Colored Noodles are very inexpensive & wonderful to have on hand. You need to make them a day in advance, and you can find the Photo Tutorial on our Crafty Recipe page! Ideas for Use: Preschool Counters Pattern Making Beaded Crafts Colorful Mosaics Colorful Lunches What else can you used colored noodles for?

::Giveaway:: Design a Book!
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::Giveaway:: Design a Book!

I just LOVE Homeschool Shopping. And I REALLY LOVE when I find things for a bargain. But then of course….. (since it’s such a great deal) I purchase more then I need. (Really….you’d think I ran a Zoo over here) I’m implusive like that. Bad for me….but Good for You, because this week I’ll be participating in the Curriculum Clean …Read the Rest

Displaying Children’s Artwork
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Displaying Children’s Artwork

There is alot of “Art” done at our house, and that means lots of kids, who want their work displayed proudly through out the house. No problem there, but I’m getting a bit tired of how our house looks with a bunch of crooked pieces of paper taped to the wall…..it all looks just a bit unorganized and messy…..even though …Read the Rest

Homeschooling in the Car…
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Homeschooling in the Car…

Do you homeschool in the car? I do….and apparently I’m not the only one. Apparently, there is an entire book devoted to homeschooling in the car….. CarSchooling by Diane Flynn Keith. (I don’t have this book…but I do love herClickSchooling website!) We do quite a bit of school in the car. My opinion is that when you homeschool you just …Read the Rest

Word Ending Block Game
Homeschool Tools

Word Ending Block Game

I have been dreaming this up for weeks! Okay, probably months, but I hesitate to let you know what a slacker I am. SO LOOK! Freaking Awesome right? Besides looking so colorful and linguistic (which of course appeases ever nerve in my homeschool body) these actually make up a fun educational game as well: Total Score, I know! So you …Read the Rest

Homeschool Tools:  Texture Squares
Homeschool Tools

Homeschool Tools: Texture Squares

I’ve started a new tab on our main site called Homeschool Tools! I hope to be able to post some of the different tools we use in our homeschool, nothing to fancy but maybe it will inspire you to get crafty in your own classroom! Last week I posted the Base 10 Bean Counters, and this week I’m showing off …Read the Rest

That $50 went quickly! On to $500…..
Homeschool Tools

That $50 went quickly! On to $500…..

Last year when Oriental Trading was having their 75 year celebration Giveaway, I entered to win thinking (yeah right….I’m sure millions of people are trying to win and I’m just wasting my time even hoping) But to my surprise I won a $50 gift card! And I got to pick from the thousands of goodies they have over there. Well …Read the Rest

Base 10 Bean Sticks
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Base 10 Bean Sticks

This week we’ve also been working on Place Value. But instead of using our Base 10 Blocks, we decided to get a little crafty and make a set out of beans. We used the Jumbo Popsicle sticks, and I think these are red kidney beans. I put up a full photo tutorial in case you’re not familiar with the idea …Read the Rest

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